Recording summary · October 2023
why i HATE Lords of the Fallen - BROKEN GAME
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Overview
Daniel attempted to play Lords of the Fallen on an RTX 3060 PC but encountered severe performance problems, including frame rates between 15 and 20 FPS on low settings with DLSS Ultra Performance, intense stuttering, and false notifications claiming installation on a slow drive despite using a 500GB SSD.
Daniel quit and uninstalled Lords of the Fallen after about 20 minutes, rating it a 6.2 out of 10, advising against buying it, and describing it as an uninspired Dark Souls and Elden Ring clone with dated visuals, despite incorporating the Lamp of Umbra mechanic to view the land of the dead for puzzles and navigation.
The poor performance of Lords of the Fallen contrasted with other games on the same RTX 3060 setup, which ran Elden Ring on ultra settings and Lies of P at 45 to 60 FPS on high settings, while broader fatigue exists toward unoriginal Soulslike imitators following the peak Elden Ring hype cycle.
Themes
Severe PC performance issues in Lords of the Fallen, including extreme stuttering, low frame rates of 15 to 20 FPS even on low settings with DLSS Ultra Performance, ineffective Nvidia driver updates, and inaccurate low-speed drive alerts on a 500GB SSD.
Critiques of Lords of the Fallen gameplay mechanics and design, encompassing similarities to Dark Souls, the Lamp of Umbra puzzle and navigation mechanic, dated visuals, and a 6.2 out of 10 score.
Hardware performance comparisons contrasting Lords of the Fallen with Elden Ring and Lies of P running successfully on the same RTX 3060 system.
Market fatigue concerning Soulslike titles and Elden Ring imitators.
Developments
Daniel attempted to play Lords of the Fallen on an RTX 3060 gaming computer.
Daniel downloaded a new Nvidia driver in an attempt to resolve performance problems with Lords of the Fallen.
Daniel quit and uninstalled Lords of the Fallen after approximately 20 minutes of play.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether the developers built Lords of the Fallen exclusively for consoles without considering PC players.